OUR CALL

Hotline editors weigh in on the stories that drive the day

• When Clinton endorsed Greuel on Monday, he wasn't just taking sides in Los Angeles's mayoral race. He was also supporting a former employee and an early Hillary '08 backer against an early and enthusiastic supporter of Obama, Eric Garcetti. Stop us if you've heard this one before.

• Ex-Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin's (D) decision on a Senate bid may be predicated on how vulnerable she considers Gov. Dennis Daugaard (R) and whether Rep. Kristi Noem (R) joins the Senate race. All three offices could hold appeal for Herseth Sandlin, but if the governor's office and House seat are occupied by strong GOP incumbents, she could make a case that she gives Dems their best chance to retain the Senate seat.

• Lynch trails Markey by double digits with just five weeks to go before the primary in the MA SEN special. So far, both candidates have remained positive, but Lynch may be tempted to come out swinging on Wednesday in the first debate between the two Democrats.

HAIR OF THE DOG

FRESH BREWED BUZZ

"Bill Clinton will sit down for his very first interview with Stephen Colbert, and the TV host will lead the closing session of the Clinton Global Initiative University's annual meeting on April 6th" (Rolling Stone).

"I happen to be a private person. But here I am sitting out in front of the Supreme Court, freezing and surrounded by journalists. I keep thinking, 'Why am I here?'" -- Donna Clark, who is camped out in front of the Supreme Court ahead of oral arguments on two gay marriage cases (National Journal).

"A source" at a fundraiser for Rep. Joe Crowley (D-NY) "passed along this video, where you can see" House Min. Leader Nancy Pelosi "grooving along as the Queens congressman plays guitar and sings" (Capital New York).

"The daughter of former New York Post owner Peter Kalikow can tell you exactly how to get caught selling heroin on Craigslist, because she just got busted for it herself. The key: Use a lot of slang words that, even if the reader didn't know they meant heroin, obviously do mean heroin" (New York Magazine).

SWIZZLE CHALLENGE

Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden was the answer to yesterday's question.

The winner is Chris Huckleberry, and here's his Swizzle Challenge: "Name the Heisman Trophy winner who quarterbacked his college to their first National Football Championship and led their basketball team to the sweet sixteen in 1992 and the elite 8 in 1993 and was drafted in the 1st round of the NBA draft." The 3rd correct e-mailer gets to submit the next question.